Falcon 9 is a partially reusable two-stage medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured by the American aerospace company SpaceX. Both the first and second stages are powered by SpaceX Merlin engines and the first stage is capable of re-entering the atmosphere and landing vertically after separating from the second stage. Falcon 9 can lift payloads of up to 22,800 kilograms (50,300 lb) to low Earth orbit (LEO) and 8,300 kg (18,300 lb) to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Due to the great success of the Falcon 9, it is often used today to launch commercial payloads such as communications satellites. Falcon 9 has been considered as the world's most advanced space launch vehicle and as of January 2021, this launch vehicle has the most launches among all U.S. rockets currently in operation. Learn all about the different commercial unmanned launches of the Falcon 9 rocket from the American space company SpaceX in 2025 thanks to this overview!
2025 Falcon 9 commercial launch overview
| Date launch | Rocket | Launch base | Orbit | Payload & operator | Payload mass | Patch | Mission succes? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Cape Canaveral (Florida) |
GTO |
|
5,000 kg |  |
Success |
| 06/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Cape Canaveral (Florida) |
LEO |
|
18,400 kg |  |
Success |
| 08/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Kennedy Space Center (Florida) |
LEO |
|
16,500 kg | |
Success |
| 10/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Vandenberg Space Force Base (California) |
LEO |
|
Unknown |  |
Success |
| 10/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Cape Canaveral (Florida) |
LEO |
|
16,500 kg | |
Success |
| 13/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Cape Canaveral (Florida) |
LEO |
|
16,500 kg | |
Success |
| 14/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Vandenberg Space Force Base (California) |
SSO |
|
Unknown |  |
Success |
| 15/01/2025 | Falcon 9 B5 | Kennedy Space Center (Florida) |
TLI |
|
2,517 kg |  |
Success |
Thuraya-4 NGS (Thuraya)
23 x Starlink v2 mini Group 6-71 (SpaceX)
ÑuSat 45 (Satellogic S.A.)
Centauri 7 (Fleet Space Tech.)
BRO 16 (UnseenLabs)
FOREST 3 (Orora Technologies)
IRIDE-MS2-HEO 1 (ASI)
3 x Firefly (Pixxel)
NOSAT 4 (Norsk Romsenter)
PAUSAT 1 (Pakistan Air Univ.)
ANSER L-S (INTA)
LOGSATS (EOS Orbit)
IRIS F2 (NCKU)
4 x Connecta-IoT (Plan-S)
Hakuto-R Mission 2 (ispace)Images: SpaceX
